Article
Fungal endophyte (Epichloë festucae) alters the nutrient content of Festuca rubra regardless of water availability.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Vázquez-de-Aldana Beatriz R, García-Ciudad Antonia, García-Criado Balbino, Vicente-Tavera Santiago, Zabalgogeazcoa Iñigo
Abstract excerpt
Festuca rubra plants maintain associations with the vertically transmitted fungal endophyte Epichloë festucae. A high prevalence of infected host plants in semiarid grasslands suggests that this association could be mutualistic. We investigated if the Epichloë-endophyte affects the growth and nutrient content of F. rubra plants subjected to drought. Endophyte-infected (E+) and non-infected (E-) plants of two...
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